As a legal practitioner, business owner and parent, I am often asked to comment on the current state of affairs regarding the interaction between the legal services industry and tertiary education. We are close to crisis point – and it is now widely recognized that there has been an oversupply of law graduates for a number of […]
Like many, I was very pleased to see Rosie Batty named as Australian of the Year for her work in raising awareness and promoting the prevention of domestic violence. There are many working tirelessly in this field, but in the context of her own personal tragedy Ms Batty’s work is particularly special. Few of us […]
Emily Capewell became famous just before Christmas for a Facebook spat on the Sydney Morning Herald’s page directed at her Jetstar customers. A computer glitch had created numerous delays, and numerous complaints – prompting Ms Capewell to describe them as a ‘bunch of whingers’. The Sydney Morning Herald immediately jumped on it as yet another […]
David Pocock is the latest example of a football player who has been sanctioned by their employer for what the code or employer consider undesirable behaviour outside of work. But in this case it is not recreational drugs, drinking or sexual indiscretion, violence against women, or (most exotically) the bubbler….. This time Pocock has been […]
A presentation on 16th October 2014 on both Contracts of Employment and Enterprise agreements. Employment contracts In Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2014] HCA 32, the High Court held that the implied term of trust and confidence does not exist. This decision overruled the two federal court decisions below it, as well as the […]
A presentation at The College of Law on 16th October 2014, discussing the decision in Restaurant and Catering Association of Victoria [2014] FWCFB 1996 In a recent decision of the full bench of the commission penalty rates on a Sunday in the restaurant industry were reduced by 25% for a certain class of employees. On […]